waborat wrote:Sure, everyone here wants to win em both this weekend, but what if they end up with a split...

Will you be alright coming back with only one victory & have HCA again???

Personally, give me one and we're pretty much where I thought we'd be against Boston...

Yes, even if we suck dust again tomorrow and we win on Sunday

Good question and the one that everyone of us asks ourselves when watching our playoff teams in a series, regardless of the sport.

What it comes down to is how it all goes about happening. Assuming HCA in all cases: up 2-0, losing games 3 & 4 (to end up 2-2) is way different than being down 0-1 getting to 2-2 or being down 1-2 and getting to 2-2. Momentum plays such a large role in all this, which in the end plays a part in effecting confidence at times. If we're up 2-1 after Friday is it really any different than if we were up 2-0 & lost game 3?

I'd be OK with coming home 2-2 having a best of 3 left (if LeBron is healthy in mind and body). Coming home 2-2 w/LBJ having legit concerns with his elbow scares me.

Criminals in this town used to believe in things...honor, respect."I heard your dog is sick, so bought you this shovel"

absolutely. 2-2 still puts the cavs in the drivers seat. we're going all 7 games anyways, boys. after all, isn't that what the nba and the devil david stern wants??? i mean the tv ratings would be just through the roof.

i see the cavs winning games 3, 5 & 7 with the pivotal game being game 5 that will be decided in the closing moments giving the cavs a much needed 3-2 edge. boston will save face at home in game 6 and the cavs will then blow the doors off them in game 7 at the "q". we can only hope. go cavs!!!

After this week's lull, we going into warp speed and we'll find out pretty quick if it's our year in the sun. I plan on enjoying it. When this thing hits 88 miles per hour, you're some see some serious sh*t.

Wouldn't one assume the shorter turn around/less recovery time favors the younger, less aching Cavs?

After this week's lull, we going into warp speed and we'll find out pretty quick if it's our year in the sun. I plan on enjoying it. When this thing hits 88 miles per hour, you're some see some serious sh*t.

Wouldn't one assume the shorter turn around/less recovery time favors the younger, less aching Cavs?

Wrong, all games are scheduled w/ one day off inbetween, they want that Sunday Game 7 should it be necessary.

... but honestly, a real championship contender takes both games in Boston. I really think if the Cavaliers get their shit together, and if LeBron quits being such a pussy, they'll be up 3-1 by the time the weekend is over.

... but honestly, a real championship contender takes both games in Boston. I really think if the Cavaliers get their shit together, and if LeBron quits being such a pussy, they'll be up 3-1 by the time the weekend is over.

FUDU wrote:After Friday's blowout I have to admit, a split in Boston would be disappointing.

Maybe that was the seminal moment in the playoff career of LeBron James last night.

Maybe that was the switch being flipped for an all-time great player. I don't know. I do know his expression didn't change whether he was throwing down a twisting baseline dunk or whether he was getting Wes Unselded by Kendrick Perkins.

No Goose-eye bullshit.No playing with the opposing bench.No whining and crying and diva bullshit when he got nicked going to the rim.

Maybe that was it.

I don't know.

But I've watched 90 games now. Same as many of you guys. This is a team a lot like Delonte: two good days and one where they look off their meds.

I still don't get how we as a fan base can't figure that shit out. How we look at a game like Monday night and want to call the series in imminent danger and how we look at a game like last nigh and declare the Celtics done and get ready to anoint the Cavs.

This team will likely lose another game in this series. Don't know when but its probably gonna happen. And people will moan and whine.

We're a lot like this team in that way: despite the fact we know better, we're as effing bi-polar as they are.

I'd love to see the Cavs in 5. But Cavs in 6 is still where I'm standing.

BTW- Think at some point this series will produce a game for the ages? Is there a chance we get an epic game or are the C's too old and the Cavs too schizo to give us that?

FUDU wrote:After Friday's blowout I have to admit, a split in Boston would be disappointing.

Maybe that was the seminal moment in the playoff career of LeBron James last night.

Maybe that was the switch being flipped for an all-time great player. I don't know. I do know his expression didn't change whether he was throwing down a twisting baseline dunk or whether he was getting Wes Unselded by Kendrick Perkins.

No Goose-eye bullshit.No playing with the opposing bench.No whining and crying and diva bullshit when he got nicked going to the rim.

Maybe that was it.

I don't know.

But I've watched 90 games now. Same as many of you guys. This is a team a lot like Delonte: two good days and one where they look off their meds.

I still don't get how we as a fan base can't figure that shit out. How we look at a game like Monday night and want to call the series in imminent danger and how we look at a game like last nigh and declare the Celtics done and get ready to anoint the Cavs.

This team will likely lose another game in this series. Don't know when but its probably gonna happen. And people will moan and whine.

We're a lot like this team in that way: despite the fact we know better, we're as effing bi-polar as they are.

I'd love to see the Cavs in 5. But Cavs in 6 is still where I'm standing.

BTW- Think at some point this series will produce a game for the ages? Is there a chance we get an epic game or are the C's too old and the Cavs too schizo to give us that?

here we go again.

again, it's all just a matter of perspective. having just lost game 2, everyone to a "t" said they would be satisfied with a split and yet now the cavs have won game 3 in dominating fashion and so now we want to go and get all greedy???

don't you just love human nature???

i'm with peeker though, while i would certainly like to see the cavs win in 5, i also think the cavs will lose at least one more game in this series and probably even 2 and just like after the game 2 loss, we will all piss, bitch, moan and groan about it just like we always do. after all, it's our nature. hee-hee!!!

as for epic games, if it does go to a game 7, i can honestly see a repeat of the 2008 game 7 against boston, only with the cavs winning, of course. i can see lebron finally scoring 50 points in a game at home, which he has never done, truth be told.

i can see it now, 112-109 in overtime with lbj passing off to mo williams for the game-winning 3 at the buzzer and after the game, all the talking heads will all be wondering why lbj didn't take the shot himself??? it will be like the end to the song "cover of the rolling stone" by dr. hook and the medicine men - beautiful.

OldDawg wrote:Color me greedy.Like the announcer said, if the Cavs play well, the Celtics can't beat them. Call me greedy if I expect the Cavs to bring their game and play well every night.

Don't disagree, just saying the last part of your post isn't how they operate. Hasn't been all year. I just fully expect another slop-fest from them at some point til they get pushed again.

Last night makes me wonder if and when it will happen though. I think one can seriously make the arguement that LBJ grew again last night right before our eyes. He gets that look and focus every night and they can't be stopped.

... but honestly, a real championship contender takes both games in Boston. I really think if the Cavaliers get their shit together, and if LeBron quits being such a pussy, they'll be up 3-1 by the time the weekend is over.